America's Next Top Draft Pick: A New NFL Reality Show

The NFL has announced a new reality show that will pit prospective top draft picks against one another. The prize: being the lone bright spot of a franchise for four to six seasons. Just kidding.

With the abundance of reality programming available, wouldn’t it be cool if one night a week you got to see future pro football talent duke it out to become America’s Next Top Rock of Who Wants to Survive the Flavor of the NFL?

Hear me out.

The team possessing the No. 1 overall pick is on the clock from the end of the regular season until draft day. We’ve seen it before, where a pick gets signed to a deal a day or two before the draft, taking the wind out of the sails.

It’s getting old.

But what if future players had to compete, reality-show style, to get that guaranteed $30 million, a Myoplex endorsement deal, and the spotless Detroit Lions jersey with the No. 1 on it? Keep in mind, draft day is the last time it will be spotless and in an upright position.

The Miss America Pageant started its own reality show featuring entrants competing against one another, and viewers got to vote someone into the finals.

If America’s ambassador of beauty and talent is selected this way, why the hell not the NFL’s next poster child?

The NFL Network already televises the combine. Simply add a dash of American Gladiators, Ryan Leaf discussing the don'ts and don’ts of a prospective NFL career, and a few celebrity judges to critique performances.

A panel of John Madden, Frank Caliendo, Chris Berman, and Terry Bradshaw would do the trick.